coalition

English

Etymology

From French coalition (“coalition”), from Late Latin alo (“I advance (cause, etc., communion”).

Noun

coalition (plural coalitions)

1. A temporary group or union of organizations, usually formed for a particular advantage.

   The Liberal Democrats and Conservative parties formed a coalition government in 2010.

Derived terms

• coalition of the willing
• coalitional
• coalitioner
• coalitionism
• coalitionist

Translations

group of organizations

Arabic: تحالف (ar) (taHaaf) m. Armenian: կոալիցիա (hy) (koalic’ia), դաշնակցություն (hy) (dašnakc’ut’yun) Bulgarian: коалиция (bg) (koalícija) f. Chinese: Mandarin: 聯合 (cmn), 联合 (cmn) (liánhé) Croatian: koalicija (hr) f. Czech: koalice (cs) f. Dutch: coalitie (nl) f. Finnish: liittouma (fi), koalitio (fi) French: coalition (fr) f.

German: Koalition (de) f. Greek: συνασπισμός (el) m. (synaspismós) Icelandic: bandalag (is) n. Italian: blocco (it) m. Japanese: 連立 (ja) (れんりつ, renritsu) Polish: koalicja (pl) f. Russian: коалиция (ru) (koalícija) f. Scottish Gaelic: aonachadh (gd) m., co-bhanntachd (gd) f. Turkish: koalisyon (tr)

Derived terms

• coalitionary
• coalitionist

External links

• Coalition on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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French

Etymology

From Late Latin coalitus (“fellowship, communion”).

Noun

coalition f. (plural coalitions)

1. coalition